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Sep 28, 2019; Seattle, WA, USA; USC Trojans defensive lineman Jay Tufele (78) makes sure a sliding Washington Huskies quarterback Jacob Eason (10) is down during the second half at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports
The USC football team technically does play a road game later in the month of November at UCLA. However, we all know that playing UCLA is not really a road game. Plenty of USC fans will go to Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Stadium to cheer on the Trojans in the Battle of Los Angeles. The crowd will be split between Trojan fans and Bruin fans. There is only one “true” road game left for USC in 2024, and that’s on Saturday against Washington in Seattle.
The stakes are not high in the sense that USC is not playing for a big bowl bid or a Big Ten title. However, there is something very important on the line for USC. The Trojans are trying to save face and avoid supreme humiliation and embarrassment.
How so? It’s actually very simple. USC beat LSU on a neutral field and has scored wins at home against Utah State, Wisconsin, and Rutgers. Notice something? USC doesn’t yet have a true road win. Given that the UCLA “road” game is essentially a neutral-site game, for which USC does not have to travel more than a very short bus ride across town, Washington is the last chance for USC to leave the state of California, play a football game, and win in an opposing team’s stadium. USC’s bowl game will be a neutral-site clash.
This game at Washington is a final opportunity to win a road game and avoid a scenario which will be used against Lincoln Riley in recruiting.
“See those soft clowns at USC? They couldn’t win a single road game in 2024! You don’t want to play for them! Come here and win a national championship with us!”
This is what USC football is playing to avoid on Saturday in Husky Stadium….
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Author : Trojans Wire
Publish date : 2024-10-29 17:35:47
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